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karzai is playing a game. he is bickering that we want to deal more than he wants the deal , or he thinks we have to have a deal. i think we do not play this game of chicken and walk away. this deal is really important. by the way, it also sends a message to our adversaries and allies in the region. that is not helpful to us given what has happened in the middle east. -- >> on behalf of the audience year, thank you for being here to show us your depth and commands of these issues, and your bipartisan leadership in the congress and committee. thank you. >> thanks for having me. [applause] >> great to see you. thank you very much. >> if you could all stay seated, we are going to begin the next session right away with representative christopher van hollen. christopher van hollen was elected to the congress in 2002 representing maryland's eight district and quickly rose to become one of the youngest members of the democratic leadership, serving as chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee and as
karzai is playing a game. he is bickering that we want to deal more than he wants the deal , or he thinks we have to have a deal. i think we do not play this game of chicken and walk away. this deal is really important. by the way, it also sends a message to our adversaries and allies in the region. that is not helpful to us given what has happened in the middle east. -- >> on behalf of the audience year, thank you for being here to show us your depth and commands of these issues, and...
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karzai is playing a game and i think he is figuring we want to the deal more than he wants the deal or he thinks we have to have a deal and i hope we don't play this game of chicken and turn away and walk away and i don't think that is where the mindset is. this deal is really important and by the way it sends a message both to our adversaries and their allies in the region that we are not just going to pac up and go home. that is not helpful given what has happened in the middle east. >> mr. chairman on behalf of sais and our audience here today want to thank you for taking the time with us, for showing us your depth and command of these vital national security issues and your bipartisan leadership on the committee and in congress. >> thank you very much. thanks for having me. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> he if you could all stay seated we are going to begin the next session right away with representative christopher van hollen. christopher van hollen was elected to congress in 2002 representing maryland's eighth district and he quickly rose to become one of the youngest me
karzai is playing a game and i think he is figuring we want to the deal more than he wants the deal or he thinks we have to have a deal and i hope we don't play this game of chicken and turn away and walk away and i don't think that is where the mindset is. this deal is really important and by the way it sends a message both to our adversaries and their allies in the region that we are not just going to pac up and go home. that is not helpful given what has happened in the middle east. >>...
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karzai is playing a game. he is bickering that we want to deal more than he wants the deal, or he thinks we have to have a deal. i think we do not play this game of chicken and walk away. this deal is really important. by the way, it also sends a message to our adversaries and allies in the region. that is not helpful to us given what has happened in the middle east. >> on behalf of the audience year, thank you for being here to show us your depth and commands of these issues, and your bipartisan leadership in the congress and committee. thank you. >> thanks for having me. [applause] >> great to see you. thank you very much. >> if you could all stay seated, we are going to begin the next session right away with representative christopher van hollen. christopher van hollen was elected to the congress in 2002 representing maryland's eight district and quickly rose to become one of the youngest members of the democratic leadership, serving as chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee and as assi
karzai is playing a game. he is bickering that we want to deal more than he wants the deal, or he thinks we have to have a deal. i think we do not play this game of chicken and walk away. this deal is really important. by the way, it also sends a message to our adversaries and allies in the region. that is not helpful to us given what has happened in the middle east. >> on behalf of the audience year, thank you for being here to show us your depth and commands of these issues, and your...
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. >>> the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, has extended talks with the pakistani officials. karzai says that wants the government to arrange a meeting between the peace council and the taliban. this would appear to be a promising sign, kamal? >> indeed. as you mentioned, this trip was supposed to last only five hours when president hamid karzai touched down in islamabad with a delegation including a member of the high peace council and following the talks with the prime minister, there was it appears some breaking of the ice after which the prime minister requested to extend his stay, which he did and this morning he flew into a locale not far from islamabad to a cooler place to discuss informally the important issues before them and president karzai had asked the pakistani government formally to arrange talks with the taliban and the pakistani president has assured hamid karzai that pakistan will attempt to arrive at a settlement but having said all of that there were serious differences because there were hawks who had not wants discussions with pakistan and some in pakist
. >>> the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, has extended talks with the pakistani officials. karzai says that wants the government to arrange a meeting between the peace council and the taliban. this would appear to be a promising sign, kamal? >> indeed. as you mentioned, this trip was supposed to last only five hours when president hamid karzai touched down in islamabad with a delegation including a member of the high peace council and following the talks with the prime...
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karzai have often been very difficult from the u.s. perspective. how were these talks? can you set the stage for us? >> reporter: well, sheila, they went on for far longer than anyone thought they would. secretary kerry arrived here on friday evening expecting to have a brief meeting with president karzai. that meeting turned into dinner, which turned into a second round of talks all day saturday, and then a third round of talks saturday evening. so really the sense that it was a very, very long negotiation, a lot of things for the two men to discuss, they do have a very cordial relationship. though president karzai can have a reputation for being sometimes a very difficult negotiator, sometimes a very stubborn man, he and john kerry have a long history that goes back to 2001 when president karzai, not even president then, visited washington. secretary kerry has been here a number of times, and most notably their relationship became strong in 2009. it was then senator kerry who helped persuade president karzai to go to a run-off electi
karzai have often been very difficult from the u.s. perspective. how were these talks? can you set the stage for us? >> reporter: well, sheila, they went on for far longer than anyone thought they would. secretary kerry arrived here on friday evening expecting to have a brief meeting with president karzai. that meeting turned into dinner, which turned into a second round of talks all day saturday, and then a third round of talks saturday evening. so really the sense that it was a very,...
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president obama host president karzai at the white house this afternoon on the agenda the war in afghanistan u.s. troops have been in the country since two thousand and one so when will they leave for good a report on that meeting and just ahead. and taking to the streets to hold president obama accountable protesters march here in d.c. trying to push the president into posing guantanamo bay the facility in cuba where the u.s. holds enemy combatants that they claim are on trial we'll take you to the discussion . and farmers versus monsanto a group of farmers are trying to reinstate a class action lawsuit against the biotech giant what they're fighting about and why the issue may affect what's on your dinner table coming up. it's friday january eleventh four pm in washington d.c. . and you're watching r.t. right well it's the moment we've all been waiting for for over a decade just hours ago president obama met with his afghan counterpart to discuss a twenty fourteen drawdown of american troops now in front of the camera both president obama and president karzai have presented a united front
president obama host president karzai at the white house this afternoon on the agenda the war in afghanistan u.s. troops have been in the country since two thousand and one so when will they leave for good a report on that meeting and just ahead. and taking to the streets to hold president obama accountable protesters march here in d.c. trying to push the president into posing guantanamo bay the facility in cuba where the u.s. holds enemy combatants that they claim are on trial we'll take you...
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but karzai is not forever. the islamists and the pakistanis are going to be there for a very long time. and the president has to make a decision not based on karzai and not based on emotion or personal resentment but is it strategic for the yooirlunited states to maintain a force in afghanistan? if the answer is yes, he has to put away his feelings and decide that we're going to do it. if the answer is no, then it shouldn't matter what's going on inside his head. >> you'll remember that the status of forces agreement negotiations with iraq also took a turn for the worst with nuri al maliki and that ended up in a quicker u.s. withdrawal of troops in iraq as well. here's how the president described the teleconference about staying on through 2014 with karzai, between the president and the president of afghanistan. >> i wouldn't say that they were frustrated. we continue to work through issues. we realize that there are going to be points of congress tension from time to time. that's natural of any partnership. bu
but karzai is not forever. the islamists and the pakistanis are going to be there for a very long time. and the president has to make a decision not based on karzai and not based on emotion or personal resentment but is it strategic for the yooirlunited states to maintain a force in afghanistan? if the answer is yes, he has to put away his feelings and decide that we're going to do it. if the answer is no, then it shouldn't matter what's going on inside his head. >> you'll remember that...
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i don't think karzai will back down because he can't give up on american aid. he knows the minute the last american soldier leaves there, it is going to be total chaos. >> listen, money talks. >> absolutely. >> let me make one other p oi nt, isn't there a larger geo -- geo political step in iran? shoo -- should the united states ever have to act against iran, this lily pad is going to be a key strategic base, not only for u.s. forces, but for intelligence and as a refuge for american forces this is key. remember, greg, we are talking about 10,000 soldiers. it is a small footprint and it will be mainly special operating forces and intelligence and probably the maintenance of drones inside of afghanistan. 10,000 may sound like a lot, but for the mission they have it is a small force indeed. >> can't allow al-qaeda and the taliban to reinstitute themselves and take over the country once again. it is good to see you, sir. thanks so much. >> thank you, greg. >> >> one-horned rhinos are being slaughters in dangerous numbers. one horn can fetch tens of thousands of do
i don't think karzai will back down because he can't give up on american aid. he knows the minute the last american soldier leaves there, it is going to be total chaos. >> listen, money talks. >> absolutely. >> let me make one other p oi nt, isn't there a larger geo -- geo political step in iran? shoo -- should the united states ever have to act against iran, this lily pad is going to be a key strategic base, not only for u.s. forces, but for intelligence and as a refuge for...
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may or may not be true what is less talked about is the dire security situation on the ground whether karzai is angling to succeed him self the powerful presence of the taliban and whether the u.s. will ever actually leave afghanistan. to crimes like the upcoming election in afghanistan i'm joined by john glaser in washington he's a contributing editor at antiwar dot com and a columnist for the washington times community section also in washington we have michael kugel and he is an associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars and in philadelphia we crossed england in he is a political commentator and a writer or gentlemen cross-talk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want john the reason if i go to you first and watching with the reason i want to do this program is number one always make the american people and western publics remember what we did in afghanistan that's always a top priority for me and number two looking at the headlines democratic transition this is the first democratic transition in afghanistan and i'll give my opinion about that later
may or may not be true what is less talked about is the dire security situation on the ground whether karzai is angling to succeed him self the powerful presence of the taliban and whether the u.s. will ever actually leave afghanistan. to crimes like the upcoming election in afghanistan i'm joined by john glaser in washington he's a contributing editor at antiwar dot com and a columnist for the washington times community section also in washington we have michael kugel and he is an associate at...
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it is unfortunate that president karzai does not. even though i note with interest an article that says that president karzai agreed on a cooperation pact on sunday while continuing to resist signing a long-term security agreement with the united states. it is pretty amazing to me. enough time and effort to strike an agreement with tehran, but not with the country that is shed blood and national treasure to bring it to the point at which it yesterday. let me reiterate finally hit the u.s. has no intention in interfering in the election process. the choice of president and provincial officials will rest with the afghan people, but the future of international assistance will depend upon the integrity of the process. we have seen some progress with respect to the election preparations, but i am concerned about the security situation. we know that hundreds of polling places will not be able to open. many are in areas too dangerous for domestic and international observation. i am also deeply concerned that this enfranchisement of women, e
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is withdrawing and there's also indications that some of these politicians again close to karzai would not be happy with any of the presidential candidates there about twenty seven of them right now so it's really a very uncertain unclear situation right now ok linda how do you read the tea leaves here because it's the u.s. certainly would like to maintain some kind of military presence there for purposes that could be explained in afghanistan outside of afghanistan iraq iran comes to mind things like this here but this seems like there's a this is not even an amicable divorce between the united states and afghanistan particularly we look at mr karzai well we have to look more closely at what of us is there in the first place and thus for geopolitical reasons. chuck. and iran and . to maintain a footprint in central asia so with that in mind yes was definitely like to stay on beyond two thousand and fourteen the reason why is scaling back its involvement because this kind of stalemate is what the taliban cannot defeat the taliban one hundred thousand troops will not be able to control
is withdrawing and there's also indications that some of these politicians again close to karzai would not be happy with any of the presidential candidates there about twenty seven of them right now so it's really a very uncertain unclear situation right now ok linda how do you read the tea leaves here because it's the u.s. certainly would like to maintain some kind of military presence there for purposes that could be explained in afghanistan outside of afghanistan iraq iran comes to mind...
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may or may not be true what is less talked about is the dire security situation on the ground whether karzai is angling to succeed him self the powerful presence of the taliban and whether the u.s. will ever actually leave afghanistan. to cross like the upcoming election in afghanistan i'm joined by john glaser in washington he's a contributing editor at antiwar dot com and a columnist for the washington times community section also in washington we have michael kugel and he is an associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars and in philadelphia we crossed england in he is a political commentator and a writer or gentlemen cross-talk rules and a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want john the reason if i go to you first in washington the reason i want to do this program is number one always make the american people and western publics remember what we did in afghanistan that's always a top priority for me and number two looking at the headlines democratic transition this is the first democratic transition in afghanistan and i'll give my opinion about that later b
may or may not be true what is less talked about is the dire security situation on the ground whether karzai is angling to succeed him self the powerful presence of the taliban and whether the u.s. will ever actually leave afghanistan. to cross like the upcoming election in afghanistan i'm joined by john glaser in washington he's a contributing editor at antiwar dot com and a columnist for the washington times community section also in washington we have michael kugel and he is an associate at...
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and maybe karzai won't be as paranoid as he is today. so i blame karzai for a lot. i can also, from his viewpoint since we haven't told him what our commitment and roles and missions are he would be at least, to some degree, uncertain of the degree of our commitment. is it true he recently agreed to a long-term friendship and cooperation plan with the iranian government? >> let me dress the first part and then i'll come to that. i don't know you and i have any disagreement on the you till of announcing the size and scope of our presence. i'm not taking issue with -- >> one wonder why the administration hasn't. what i would say is that president karzai has shown absolutely no interest in the size of the -- or indeed the scale of our budget. >> he shows interest in my conversations with him. he showed -- we wanted to know in my conversations with him. maybe he hasn't with you. he certainly has with me. go ahead. >> i -- he certainly knows, i mean, the by lateral security agreement define in excruciating details the functions our forces would undertake what he doesn't
and maybe karzai won't be as paranoid as he is today. so i blame karzai for a lot. i can also, from his viewpoint since we haven't told him what our commitment and roles and missions are he would be at least, to some degree, uncertain of the degree of our commitment. is it true he recently agreed to a long-term friendship and cooperation plan with the iranian government? >> let me dress the first part and then i'll come to that. i don't know you and i have any disagreement on the you till...
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president obama host president karzai at the white house this afternoon on the agenda the war in afghanistan u.s. troops have been in the country says two thousand and one so when will they leave for good report on the meeting just ahead. taking to the streets to protest president obama's and the opening of guantanamo bay protesters march in d.c. are trying to push president obama into closing guantanamo bay the facility in cuba where the u.s. holds enemy combatants they claim are on trial we'll take you to the demonstration and he's been tapped by president obama to be the next person to lead the treasury department besides this terrible handwriting what else do we know about jack lew does some digging into his past will share what info we found coming up. it's friday january eleventh five pm in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and you're watching r.t. all right well at the moment we've all been waiting for for over a decade just hours ago president obama met with his afghan counterpart to discuss a twenty fourteen drawdown of american troops now in front of the camera both president obama a
president obama host president karzai at the white house this afternoon on the agenda the war in afghanistan u.s. troops have been in the country says two thousand and one so when will they leave for good report on the meeting just ahead. taking to the streets to protest president obama's and the opening of guantanamo bay protesters march in d.c. are trying to push president obama into closing guantanamo bay the facility in cuba where the u.s. holds enemy combatants they claim are on trial...
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defusing tensions with the country's erratic president hamid karzai. two weeks ago, karzai infuriated the president and congress suggesting the u.s. had colluded with the taliban on suicide attacks. karzai claimed he was misunderstood. >> after all of the american sacrifices, do you stand by your statement, your recent statement, that the united states is conspire with the taliban on recent terror attacks? >> i never used the word collusion between the taliban and the u.s. and those were not my words. those were the words picked up by the media. >> we're on the same page. i don't think there's any disagreement between us and i'm very comfortable with the president's explanation. >> it wasn't kerry's first mission to deal with a karzai problem. he spent four days persuading karzai to hold a run-off election after vote fraud. just before kerry landed, the u.s. turned over control of the prison at bagram air base giving karzai the power, if he chooses, to release dangerous prisoners. kerry's kid glove treatment of karzai is in sharp contrast to his visit
defusing tensions with the country's erratic president hamid karzai. two weeks ago, karzai infuriated the president and congress suggesting the u.s. had colluded with the taliban on suicide attacks. karzai claimed he was misunderstood. >> after all of the american sacrifices, do you stand by your statement, your recent statement, that the united states is conspire with the taliban on recent terror attacks? >> i never used the word collusion between the taliban and the u.s. and those...
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to other news afghanistan's president karzai extended the visit to pakistan. leaders are discussing possible peace talks with taliban. and karzai saids he needs help as they leave the country next year and wants the government to arrange a meeting with the taliban and the afghan peace council. and we are joined from islamabad and things appear to be going quite well, commander. >> indeed. if you look at the past 12 years it's definitely a sign that things are improving because over the last 12 years there have been serious routes which prevented a settlement in afghanistan. and as president karzai arrived in pakistan, he is encouraged by the fact the pakistan is offering support to the peace talks. however, pakistan does not have direct control over the taliban. it does, however, have some influence and there is talk that the afghans warn the senior taliban commander to be released and that is under discussion and it's possible that they my be sent to saudi arabia and there are talks and progress on the economic front, pakistan is offering help by buying a pro
to other news afghanistan's president karzai extended the visit to pakistan. leaders are discussing possible peace talks with taliban. and karzai saids he needs help as they leave the country next year and wants the government to arrange a meeting with the taliban and the afghan peace council. and we are joined from islamabad and things appear to be going quite well, commander. >> indeed. if you look at the past 12 years it's definitely a sign that things are improving because over the...
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hamid karzai and washington wrangle over afghanistan's future security. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - rescue workers pull bodies from the rubble of a collapsed supermarket in latvia. >> i'm tim friend at london police headquarters where detectives are investigating the case of three women held as slaves for 30 years. >> welcome to the program. afghan tribal leaders are meeting for a second day to discuss a crucial security deal for the united states. both sides have not been able to agree on when to implement the agreement. at the loya jirga meeting president hamid karzai said he wanted the deal signed after elections. the u.s. want it completed by the end of next year. it sets out rules over jurisdiction and power of troops that will remain in the county, we'll get more from jane ferguson. the u.s. said it's not practical or possible to delay signing the deal. clearly comments took everyone by surprise. >> they did. they have been described by journalists reporting the story as a bombshell for afghans as well as those in washing
hamid karzai and washington wrangle over afghanistan's future security. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - rescue workers pull bodies from the rubble of a collapsed supermarket in latvia. >> i'm tim friend at london police headquarters where detectives are investigating the case of three women held as slaves for 30 years. >> welcome to the program. afghan tribal leaders are meeting for a second day to discuss a crucial security deal for the united states. both...
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and he was going to meet with karzai the next day. i think general pinford is great, admiral cunningham. i think they're a good team. i think all of the chips are in place to make it happen, and i asked at this meeting at the pentagon, i asked what -- that's my first question, how are we proceeding on this agreement. they said the president had talked to karzai the day before and told him, you know, we need to get this done now. i'm saying get it done this spring, the downside, what we would lose, all of what we've invested there, the blood and treasure that have gone into it, it would be tragic. and i saw real positive things on my trip to afghanistan. this was the most positive. we've made really good gains there. you don't hear about it. what we hear about here are the tragedy, the suicide bombers. i mean, they blew one up as we arrived at i.f. headquarters. but i see a positive future if we can get this agreement and leave the status of forces there so they can provide enough security. the taliban can't beat the afghans. they don'
and he was going to meet with karzai the next day. i think general pinford is great, admiral cunningham. i think they're a good team. i think all of the chips are in place to make it happen, and i asked at this meeting at the pentagon, i asked what -- that's my first question, how are we proceeding on this agreement. they said the president had talked to karzai the day before and told him, you know, we need to get this done now. i'm saying get it done this spring, the downside, what we would...
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today karzai claims he was misunderstood. after all the american sacrifices, do you stand by your recent statement that the united states is conspiring with the taliban on recent terror attacks? >> i never used the word collusion between the taliban and the u.s. those were not my words. those were words picked up by the media. >> we are on the same page. i don't think there is any disagreement between us. i'm very comfortable with the president's explanation. >> reporter: it wasn't kerry's first mission to deal with a karzai problem. as a senator in 2009 he spent four days persuading karzai to hold a run-off election after vote fraud. today just before kerry landed the u.s. turned over control of the prison at bagram air base, giving karzai the power, if he chooses, to release dangerous prisoners. kerry's kid glove treatment of karzai is in sharp contrast to yesterday's visit to iraq where he confronted prime minister malaki for helping iran rearm the regime in syria. in the last 72 hours kerry has been on a diplomatic marath
today karzai claims he was misunderstood. after all the american sacrifices, do you stand by your recent statement that the united states is conspiring with the taliban on recent terror attacks? >> i never used the word collusion between the taliban and the u.s. those were not my words. those were words picked up by the media. >> we are on the same page. i don't think there is any disagreement between us. i'm very comfortable with the president's explanation. >> reporter: it...
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presidential election well karva karzai was called by our ambassador in a kabul i can bury as not an adequate strategic partner and didn't he show that today kerry was mousetrap and thinking how to deal karzai goes and tells the jirga look you know we have to vote on this and i'm not sure i trust the u.s. they don't trust me and so we're at all oral in this is what i can very worried about that once you have a reliable partner to work with you're up to this trick without a paddle and also you know that i can very said this is way back in november november nine of number six of two thousand and nine he said you know i think that karzai would like to have us invest even more freely in there because he thinks that the u.s. is just interested in in fighting it in eternal war on terror and permanent military bases to have influence in that immediate area well i can very have it exactly right karzai is acting that way it's an insoluble problem as long as the populace nani's play the game of feeding the insurgents the parker studies or our loyal allies of course and this whole question of o
presidential election well karva karzai was called by our ambassador in a kabul i can bury as not an adequate strategic partner and didn't he show that today kerry was mousetrap and thinking how to deal karzai goes and tells the jirga look you know we have to vote on this and i'm not sure i trust the u.s. they don't trust me and so we're at all oral in this is what i can very worried about that once you have a reliable partner to work with you're up to this trick without a paddle and also you...
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country until two thousand and twenty four secretary of state john kerry and afghan president hamid karzai reached the accord on the heels of the loya jirga or afghanistan's grand assembly however just today cars i said that he would delay signing the agreement until after the presidential elections in april twenty fourth team and with these negotiations one point of contention has been the number of criminal incidents which afghan civilians have been executed via night raids or drone strikes that kerry said an apology on behalf of the us for these instances is off the table if the security agreement is approved it will cement the notion that the war in afghanistan is far from over and it will extend well beyond the twenty fourteen deadline or bridgeman set by obama of course the u.s. has also promised to continue funding afghan security forces so if bin ladin dead for years and no clear goal of why the u.s. is so keen on staying in afghanistan i'll break it all down i'm joined by ray mcgovern former cia analyst thank you so much for coming in right welcome so ray what do you think the out
country until two thousand and twenty four secretary of state john kerry and afghan president hamid karzai reached the accord on the heels of the loya jirga or afghanistan's grand assembly however just today cars i said that he would delay signing the agreement until after the presidential elections in april twenty fourth team and with these negotiations one point of contention has been the number of criminal incidents which afghan civilians have been executed via night raids or drone strikes...
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so my sense is that karzai doesn't want to be a lame duck. he wants to keep his leverage as long as he can do it. he has some horses in this presidential election field of 11 candidates. i think that he just doesn't want to let go. so he's going to make this very, very difficult. i suspect at the 11th hour on the 11th day he'll accede to this because really the stakes are very high for afghanistan. >> what are the chances that afghanistan starts to go in the way of iraq, in the way we've seen it sort of dissolve on the ground and continue to be a security problem even though, as we saw, that we're leaving. >> as martha knows, iraq is the cautionary tale. we drug those talks -- those talks dragged on way too late and in the very end it became politically expedient to throw our hands up and say zero option, we're out of there. if you look at iraq today, it's gone back to almost the levels of violence of 2007, al qaeda in iraq is ascended and they could evolve into a civil war and what you don't want in afghanistan. >> they say the agreement is
so my sense is that karzai doesn't want to be a lame duck. he wants to keep his leverage as long as he can do it. he has some horses in this presidential election field of 11 candidates. i think that he just doesn't want to let go. so he's going to make this very, very difficult. i suspect at the 11th hour on the 11th day he'll accede to this because really the stakes are very high for afghanistan. >> what are the chances that afghanistan starts to go in the way of iraq, in the way we've...
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but it seemed there was progress between president obama and president karzai. one of the big issues for what the post 2014 forces will look like is giving them immunity in afghan courts. that's an issue that prevented them from staying in iraq. that was the sticking point. because he got the concessions on detentions and u.s. troops leaving afghan villages he could support the idea of u.s. immunity and he would take it to the people. it's not a done deal but that was a positive step forward for the white house. host: jeremy herb talking to us about afghan president visit to washington, d.c. this week. thank you for being on the washington journal. >> tomorrow we'll discuss president obama's nominee for defense secretary chuck hagel. our guest are steve clemens followed by a look at emerging marths in developing countries. we'll discuss his book break out nations. washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> if you ask how many themselves identify as lib tarnse. depending on which poll you look at you might get 10 to 15%. if you give people a battery o
but it seemed there was progress between president obama and president karzai. one of the big issues for what the post 2014 forces will look like is giving them immunity in afghan courts. that's an issue that prevented them from staying in iraq. that was the sticking point. because he got the concessions on detentions and u.s. troops leaving afghan villages he could support the idea of u.s. immunity and he would take it to the people. it's not a done deal but that was a positive step forward...
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president, president karzai. mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an afghan security role in the spring mean you're winding down u.s. troops faster than you expected this year? and specifically, as possible, how many troops do you expect to leave in afghanistan beyond 2014 for the two missions you outlined and would you consider leaving any troops in afghanistan beyond that kate without an immunity agreement for their actions? and president karzai, you've spoken often about the threat the american presence in afghanistan poses to your nation's sovereignty but i wonder if you're working on an agreement to leave some troops in afghanistan after the 2014 and how many troops you would accept after that time. thank you. >> okay. >> scott, our first task has been to meet the transition plan that we set first in lisbon, then in chicago. and because of the progress that's been made by our troops, because of the progress that's been made in terms of afghan security forces, their capacity to take th
president, president karzai. mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an afghan security role in the spring mean you're winding down u.s. troops faster than you expected this year? and specifically, as possible, how many troops do you expect to leave in afghanistan beyond 2014 for the two missions you outlined and would you consider leaving any troops in afghanistan beyond that kate without an immunity agreement for their actions? and president karzai, you've spoken...
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of plotting taliban leaders to divide the country and as a result karzai suspended negotiations to keep u.s. troops there beyond two thousand and fourteen karzai allegations are putting added strain on the relationship between afghanistan and pakistan as well officials in pakistan stressed that peace and security in their country is contingent on peace and security in afghanistan which prompted the pakistani government to send an envoy to help open peace talks so is a regional peace. given the heightened tensions and what will the future hold for afghans we discuss all this and more i'm joined now by matt southworth legislative associate at the friends committee on national legislation sorry thank you for joining me thank you for having me so matt you served in the army in iraq and then also have been to afghanistan multiple times what you experience so that moving from being a soldier to a peace lobbyist yeah it was quite the transition and i can't say that i had a moment but became really clear to me after serving my tour in iraq that the reasons we had been given for initially invadi
of plotting taliban leaders to divide the country and as a result karzai suspended negotiations to keep u.s. troops there beyond two thousand and fourteen karzai allegations are putting added strain on the relationship between afghanistan and pakistan as well officials in pakistan stressed that peace and security in their country is contingent on peace and security in afghanistan which prompted the pakistani government to send an envoy to help open peace talks so is a regional peace. given the...
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it's not invested in a complete collapse of the karzai. our role is to have a deal where pakistan is ahead of the influence and understand that it is divided. or what happens coalition, the government would work in afghanistan. >> bret: next up, friday lightning round. ÷÷ >> bret: there you see the preparation underway. that was a bit ago. as the inauguration is just around the corner. just outside the white house. of course, it will be a big event. with all of the celebrations that surround the second inauguration for president obama. every week, viewers vote for your choice online. and this the friday lightning round. this week, inauguration corporate donations won 4% of the votes. back with the panel. at one point, corporate donations were off-limits for this deal. now they are on. charles? >> off-limits if it's your first inaugural and you have to run again. on limits if it's the second and you don't care. this is with everything that obama is doing domestic and foreign. he no longer has to show the pretense so he can dispense with
it's not invested in a complete collapse of the karzai. our role is to have a deal where pakistan is ahead of the influence and understand that it is divided. or what happens coalition, the government would work in afghanistan. >> bret: next up, friday lightning round. ÷÷ >> bret: there you see the preparation underway. that was a bit ago. as the inauguration is just around the corner. just outside the white house. of course, it will be a big event. with all of the celebrations...
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these airstrikes come amid repeated pleas from the afghan government of president karzai to stop killing civilians because in course those words they fuel insecurity and instability they further alienate afghans from their government which many afghans see as a puppet government so president karzai although he does all his power to allied forces to washington specifically but he clearly understands that those civilian casualties more violence in afghanistan and undermine his government even further these are the types of attacks that infuriate the local population like the one in september last year nato killed eight women or in may a nato airstrike killed an afghan family including six children and two women earlier this year president karzai banned afghan forces from calling in air strikes although his order appears to have been ignored by international forces now these attacks also undermines u.s. efforts to negotiate an agreement to stay in afghanistan past twenty four thirteen although president karzai is appears to be prepared to strike a deal he knows what kind of a backlash it ma
these airstrikes come amid repeated pleas from the afghan government of president karzai to stop killing civilians because in course those words they fuel insecurity and instability they further alienate afghans from their government which many afghans see as a puppet government so president karzai although he does all his power to allied forces to washington specifically but he clearly understands that those civilian casualties more violence in afghanistan and undermine his government even...
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so there's no love lost between president karzai and the americans and president karzai doesn't want to be undermined by external forces and now let's take a look at some other international news in brief for you this hour in mali three militants and one soldier have been killed in renewed fighting in timbuktu after the regional governor's residence came under attack from islamist fighters french and government troops initially seized the city from the rebels in january this comes just days after president londe announced that french troops would stay in the country until the end of the year. in morocco thousands of workers have rallied to protest against of the economic policies of the islamist led government marchers were demanding at the prime minister's resignation unions are furious over high unemployment and planned reforms of the pension system the moderate islamist party came to power in the two thousand and eleven elections following an arab spring uprising in the country. in bahrain a twenty one doctors finally walked free after spending over seventeen months behind bars af
so there's no love lost between president karzai and the americans and president karzai doesn't want to be undermined by external forces and now let's take a look at some other international news in brief for you this hour in mali three militants and one soldier have been killed in renewed fighting in timbuktu after the regional governor's residence came under attack from islamist fighters french and government troops initially seized the city from the rebels in january this comes just days...
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karzai saying that's exactly what we need right now, it's the fact that we're in the driver's seat. the devils will be in the details. there will have to be residual force left there if afghan security forces are to have enablers that will let them succeed and it's unclear whether they're in the debate about will they have immunities, et cetera. gwen: it seems one guy was talking about immunity, that is, american troops won't be held responsible for anything they've done in afghanistan and other talking about sovereignty. >> president obama laid down a red line but he wants to use accepting that red line as leverage to get the americans to commit as much money for as long as possible for afghan security forces. >> do you think they stepped up the time line today in the meeting or did the president signal that when he came out and i wonder if you think that the choice of hagel signals something about the president's commitment? think hagel's very interesting. if i had to say what is the obama doctrine? it is end today's wars as quickly as possible, be reticent about getting involved
karzai saying that's exactly what we need right now, it's the fact that we're in the driver's seat. the devils will be in the details. there will have to be residual force left there if afghan security forces are to have enablers that will let them succeed and it's unclear whether they're in the debate about will they have immunities, et cetera. gwen: it seems one guy was talking about immunity, that is, american troops won't be held responsible for anything they've done in afghanistan and...
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president obama host president karzai at the white house today on the agenda of the war in afghanistan u.s. troops have been in the country since two thousand and one so when will we leave for good a report on that meeting just ahead. he's been trapped by president obama to be the next person to leave the treasury department sizes terrible handwriting what else do we know about jack lew our t. does some digging into his past we'll show you the info that we dug up. in farmers versus months on so a group of farmers are trying to reinstate a class action lawsuit against the biotech giant what they are fighting about and why the issue may affect what's on your dinner table coming up. it's friday january eleventh five eight pm in washington d.c. hi meghan lopez and you're watching our t.v. well it's the moment we've all been waiting for over a decade for earlier today president obama met with his afghan counterpart to discuss a twenty fourteen drawdown of american troops now in front of the camera both president obama and president karzai have presented a united front and say they agree on
president obama host president karzai at the white house today on the agenda of the war in afghanistan u.s. troops have been in the country since two thousand and one so when will we leave for good a report on that meeting just ahead. he's been trapped by president obama to be the next person to leave the treasury department sizes terrible handwriting what else do we know about jack lew our t. does some digging into his past we'll show you the info that we dug up. in farmers versus months on so...
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aides to kerry said he pressed karzai to ensure next year's afghan election where karzai will not be a candidate will be free and fair. >> the united states of america is committed beyond 2014 to the government of afghanistan to this legitimate democratic political process. the taliban can choose to be part of that. they know how. >> sunday found kerry in baghdad where he conveyed washington growing displeasure with the way the both of iraqi prime minister permitted iraqi air space used by iran for deliveries of weapons and foreign fighters to the regime of bashar assad in syria. >> there are members of congress and people in america who increasingly are watching what iraq is doing. and wondering how it is that a partner in effort for democracy and partner for whom miles per hours feel they have try -- americans feel they have tried hard to be helpful, how the country could do something that makes it difficult to achieve the common goals. >> in syria, the weekend brought word that assad was badly injured and sheikh fatig the civilian leader who appeared aside kerry in rome three week
aides to kerry said he pressed karzai to ensure next year's afghan election where karzai will not be a candidate will be free and fair. >> the united states of america is committed beyond 2014 to the government of afghanistan to this legitimate democratic political process. the taliban can choose to be part of that. they know how. >> sunday found kerry in baghdad where he conveyed washington growing displeasure with the way the both of iraqi prime minister permitted iraqi air space...
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should we be negotiating this agreement with karzai along with his successor? is it essential to get it done before he leaves? >> it is. >> why? >> you don't want it to be an issue in their campaign. all of the candidates basically want an ongoing relationship, not just with us but with the coalition. whatever that number is, 8000- 12,000 number range that you sometimes read about which has not been decided upon by the president. >> let me ask you about that. before general mattis left he was talking about 13,000 american troops which would translate to about 20,000 coalition. but do you think is needed? >> i think we have a -- it is to them to recommend. my mission, or what i believe our mission is has always been to train the afghan forces and basically leave. one other comment about what happens if there is no agreement , that would be bad for the future of afghanistan, i think. there's a difference between here and iraq. they disbanded the iraqi army, a full listing that was done by the bush administration. >> he did not do that on his own? >> he did not. i
should we be negotiating this agreement with karzai along with his successor? is it essential to get it done before he leaves? >> it is. >> why? >> you don't want it to be an issue in their campaign. all of the candidates basically want an ongoing relationship, not just with us but with the coalition. whatever that number is, 8000- 12,000 number range that you sometimes read about which has not been decided upon by the president. >> let me ask you about that. before...
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hamid karzai is trying to get the last little bit out of this. he may not realise this is another american red line. if we leave afghanistan in toto. which we plan to do, we need to start that soon. you do things differently if you go down to 10,000 or down to zero. >> why would karzai do this as kerry and president obama are out there celebrating a deal. why embarrassing them? >> part of this is the awkward position that hamid karzai is in. he's in a bad spot. americans think he's impossible to work with, many of his own people think he's a puppet of america. he really is in a hard spot where it's hard to please both sides. >> the u.s. paid to train and equip afghan security forces. american bases will stay and leave the numbers, depending on what the americans or the afghans want, between 7-15,000 troops, given what happened in iraq, after the u.s. troops pulled out the violence increased, why would afghanistan baulk. >> that's a good question. why are the av bans baulking. ultimately they need us there so the money flow, the international comm
hamid karzai is trying to get the last little bit out of this. he may not realise this is another american red line. if we leave afghanistan in toto. which we plan to do, we need to start that soon. you do things differently if you go down to 10,000 or down to zero. >> why would karzai do this as kerry and president obama are out there celebrating a deal. why embarrassing them? >> part of this is the awkward position that hamid karzai is in. he's in a bad spot. americans think he's...
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forces going in that people's houses that are and comment karzai president karzai needs to take care of his own situation but seeds definitely president karzai is trying to make a statement and that respect they haven't come to an agreement yet they you know there is there's still a little i'm sure power play going on between the u.s. and the president as to who's going to stay who's going to be in charge you know what kind of numbers they want and how they're going to work but absolutely you know an afghan leader is going to have to show that he has a little bit more support throughout the nation and then just his region and within the south there well after a short break it's artie's sports with kate partridge stay with us. download the official application to your cell phone choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's if you're away from your television well it just doesn't work so now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. and i welcome to the r.t.s. boat show with me take paul george coming up this half an hour of sporti
forces going in that people's houses that are and comment karzai president karzai needs to take care of his own situation but seeds definitely president karzai is trying to make a statement and that respect they haven't come to an agreement yet they you know there is there's still a little i'm sure power play going on between the u.s. and the president as to who's going to stay who's going to be in charge you know what kind of numbers they want and how they're going to work but absolutely you...
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th president is very upset at the karzai attitude in the fracturing relationship but he wants to say he still has the option to pull out the american rug from underneath him. >> that videoconference between the president and karzai would tip the balance civic i was told it was the unmitigated disaster. both presidents went after each other with karzai traing to cut off relations with the united states because we talked to the taliban and the president tries to get his agenda through to karzai if he is not liening. >> it also reminds people how the forces left iraq after they could not negotiate an agreement to allow any troops tuesdaas a stabilizing force. in m alone 1,000 iraqis were killed in sectarian violence making it the most by the month in iraq since the surge in 2007. >> they're not any similarities between iraq and afghanistan. >> but the office has been closed in protest after president karzai said it is setting up a governme-in-exile. lou: jennifer griffin chief national security corrpondent. with theolitic instability in egypt the muslim brotherhood rejected the plan to
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very interesting now president karzai administration announced today that they wanted to lay down any agreement until his successor was elected in april. what the last in line to wait since they have such strict deadlines are and also another question is is karzai just trying to get more concessions from the west but this proposed delay. well the bill that would report that the admitted he made a strong point earlier about today's game of the state he wanted to see a written letter of apology from the united states for up to have caused our party of american forces in afghanistan. and this does do a what is that very very hot issue within the country. and that's nitrates that big dark to sew all around the country on and secret detention arrangements of the stuff of what the us much of which is deducted party but the chase or via the special. special forces unit. um there in afghanistan amid the threat to the top of two point four three or four years now he's continued to press it. i'd say to you today you know whether his side to their successor is a lesson to be issued and whether i
very interesting now president karzai administration announced today that they wanted to lay down any agreement until his successor was elected in april. what the last in line to wait since they have such strict deadlines are and also another question is is karzai just trying to get more concessions from the west but this proposed delay. well the bill that would report that the admitted he made a strong point earlier about today's game of the state he wanted to see a written letter of apology...
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karzai. mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an afghan security role lead to the spring that you'll be winding down u.s. troops faster than you expected this year? and specifically as possible, how many troops do you expect to leave in afghanistan beyond 2014 for the two missions you outlined and would you consider leaving any troops in afghanistan beyond that date without an immediate agreement for their actions? and president karzai, you spoke about the threats to your nation's sovereign sy. i wonder if you'll be working on behalf of an agreement to keep some forces in afghanistan after the 2014 date and how many u.s. troops you would accept after that time. thank you. >> okay. scott, our first task has been to meet the transition plan that we set first in lisbon, then in chicago. and because of the progress that has been made by our troops, because of the progress that has been made in terms of afghan security forces, their capacity to take the lead, we are able to
karzai. mr. president, does moving up the deadline for the transition to an afghan security role lead to the spring that you'll be winding down u.s. troops faster than you expected this year? and specifically as possible, how many troops do you expect to leave in afghanistan beyond 2014 for the two missions you outlined and would you consider leaving any troops in afghanistan beyond that date without an immediate agreement for their actions? and president karzai, you spoke about the threats to...